The 300th diet of my life… so it seems

[dogsandbudgey]

I feel I’m going to end up at 70stone if I don’t get myself wised up and sorted out. I weighed myself today and at 177lb and 5ft5 apparently I’m obese. Depression commenced. I would ideally like to lose 3 stone but no matter what I try to do I can’t stick to anything. So here goes the 300th diet of my life.

im trying to eat healthy meals and not binge in between. I was on holiday last week and was so self conscious about how I looked. I couldn’t help look at all the glamorous ladies with tremendous figures all the while I looked like a pregnant unkept slob. I don’t want to be like this.

day one of accountability starts here

How much do you eat? What do you eat and how much weight are you putting on over a period of time?

I’m just a grazer and my portions are too big. I have put on around 4 stone since 2017

Hi Op, I have put on 3 stone since 2022! I am 5ft 6 and weighed in at 166lbs yesterday. I have kept all my old clothes in the hope they will fit again one day. I’m currently trying intermittent fasting.

How has your first day gone? Are you calorie counting? It’s very eye opening I find when I properly track what I’m eating! I am very very slowly losing and it feels like a long boring slog, but those little bits add up and I am now 8lbs down this year. I’m 155lbs and 5’7 and I’d like to be 143.

What is your sleep routine? How much water do you drink?
What kind of food do you eat?

It's really important to understand duets are a marathon not a sprint. They have to be easy for you to stick to. Barely noticeable so that you can make it routine.
Do your TDEE on an online calculator and then drop 100kcals off your daily maintenance calories.
You'll lose 1/2 lbs a week and you'll not notice you are on any diet at all.
Obviously focus on filling foods like protein filled stuff such as eggs, chicken, fish etc and 5 a day fruits and veg..
But don't ever deny yourself treats just make sure to calorie count everything, even the milk in your coffee. Make sure you don't go over maintenance calories.
And then just stick at it!

I tried mounjaro for a month when I was morbidly obese and had a really bad reaction.. gave me some health issues.
I thought that was it for me.. i thought even weight loss jabs haven't worked!!

But using the TDEE and tracking all my calories I've actually now lost 6 stone!
I think the mistake i made every other time I've tried to lose weight was to rush in and be too restrictive so I'd just end up failing.

Hi everyone sorry I haven’t responded until now. Some great advice posted and you’re so right about it being a marathon not a sprint. That where I go wrong I get frustrated when I don’t see results quickly then I overeat and fall back to old ways. I don’t drink any water but about 5 Coke Zero a day ( I’m now drinking sparkling water with some no sugar juice instead) I’ve found the past few days ok. I’m not snacking and I’m eating healthy dinners with proteins and veggies so I feel full. I just don’t want to keep getting bigger. I’m terrified that I’ll grow to about 20stone if I can’t control my eating.